Richard Herd, a character actor who appeared in several films and television series, died on Tuesday. Herd died of cancer-related causes on Tuesday morning at his home in Los Angeles, in the company of his family, his representative confirmed.
The star is best-known for playing Mr Wilhelm, George Costanza’s (George Alexander) boss in Seinfeld. Herd was first featured in Seinfeld in the 1995 episode, The Jimmy.
He reprised the role 11 times, before the series finale in 1998. A native to Boston, Massachusetts, Herd was born in 1932 and began his acting career in the 1970s.
As well as Seinfeld, Herd also appeared in well-known films such as All the President’s Men, in which he played the ex-CIA agent who led the team that broke into the
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